Medavie Offers Patient Support Services for Asthma and COPD

The Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists (CSRT) recently applauded Medavie Blue Cross for actively providing practical health promotion initiatives to patients with asthma and/orchronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in a new patient-centered strategy. These patients will be given complimentary and prompt access to registered respiratory therapists (RRTs) and other members of the healthcare team holding Certified Respiratory Educator (CRE) or Certified Asthma Educator (CAE) credentials to receive accurate information on their disease, and guidance on how best to manage it. Aside from consultation, patients will be given access to support services and referrals to other resources.

When combined, asthma and COPD continue to account for billions of health dollar costs across the US, which are commonly made worse by a lack of effective and stringent self-management, leading to exacerbations that warrant emergency room visits or hospitalization. Medavie aims to foster better self-management of these conditions by boosting patient knowledge, treatment compliance, and symptom familiarization with concurrent medication adjustment, in order to reduce occurrences of exacerbations.

“Medavie Blue Cross has shown great leadership in recognizing the value of respiratory educators in helping individuals who suffer from asthma and/or COPD,” said Jessie Cox, the President of the Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists. “There is no question that having such a proactive approach to the management of chronic respiratory disease will result in a higher quality of life for the individual but also to substantial savings to the health care system.” The Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists, founded in 1964, continues to be an advocate, service provider, and professional gathering of over 2,600 respiratory therapists in Canada.

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